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NOTICE OF HEARING.

Land Commissioners' Office,
Auckland, 15th August, 1842.

I, MATHEW RICHMOND, a Commis-
sioner appointed to examine and report
upon Claims to Grants of Land, do hereby give
notice, that I will proceed to investigate the
undermentioned, at Hokianga, on Thursday,
the 1st day of December, 1842, and following
days, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.

All parties interested are hereby summoned
to be in attendance, with their documents and
witnesses; and they are reminded that the fee
of Five Pounds must be paid to the Commis-
sioner before the investigation of any claim or
of any opposition thereto.

Claimants are also required to bring all ori-
ginal Deeds, (and translations thereof, if in the
Maori language,) relating to their Claims, with
copies of the same, the latter to remain with
the Commissioner.

No. 12. HENRY RICHARD OAKES, of the
M'Leay River, claimant.

300, Three hundred acres, more or less;
bounded on the north-east by a creek, called
Patoto, upwards to a place in the bend of the
river, called Ta Warrow; then in a south-west
west direction, dividing the hill called Pooka
Koka, to a run of water, called O Koomu Koomu;
and thence to the sea-beach, and fronted by the
River, being a portion of the land known by the
name of Pa Cunni, on the east side of the river
Hokianga.

Alleged to have been purchased by claimant
on the 3rd May, 1836, from the native chief
Mactarra.

Consideration: a mare, value £50.

Nature of conveyance: deed to claimant,
dated 3rd May, 1836.

No. 27. WM. SALMON DELOITTE, of Sydney,
claimant.

2000, Two thousand acres, more or less,
about 30 miles from the mouth of the river
Hokianga, known as McDonald's Station,
bounded on the west by the river Hokianga,
on the south by the rivulet Parramatta, or Wai-
fire, on the north by the line east two miles
from the northern extremity of the Dock Yard
towards the high land, thence 2 1/2 miles south to
the river Paramatta, or Wairire.

Alleged to have been purchased by claimant on
the 5th November, 1826, from the native
chiefs Mudii, Wai, and others.

Consideration: goods, value £55 7s.

Nature of conveyance: deed dated Novem-
ber 5th, 1826.

No. 34. JOHN ANDERSON, of Hokianga,
claimant.

1000, One thousand acres, more or less, on the
Hokianga river, and a creek falling in thereto, called

Ware Ware Kauri, frontage on said river, at and
on the point named from said creek, and thence
running up that creek 5 miles, from the further-
most extremity of which, and on the north east
side of the entire, it is bounded by unlocated
land.

Alleged to have been purchased by claimant
on the 23rd December, 18. , from the
native chiefs Tao, Nui, and others.

Consideration: goods, value £41 14s.

Nature of conveyance: deed dated Decem-
ber 23rd, 18 .

No. 35. ROBERT ANGUS, of Oparo, Hokianga,
claimant.

1000, One thousand acres, more or less, on the
river Hokianga, about 9 miles from the heads;
bounded in front by said river; commencing at
the point, or rock near the junction of the rivers
Hokianga and Wirinaki, which divides it from
the lands of John Leef, by a line by compass
from that rock bearing east north east to the
first ridge of hills, and running up the Hokianga
from the point, or rock, to a place known as
Waimi; and from thence by a line bearing in-
land S. E. by S. 1/2 S. 2 miles, which constitutes
the eastern boundary.

Alleged to have been purchased by claimant
on the 20th of March, 1839, from the native
chiefs A Takhu and Kaihu.

Consideration: goods, value £29.

Nature of conveyance: not stated.

No. 40. JOHN BAKER, of Monghamuka,
claimant.

1500, One thousand five hundred acres, more
or less, situate on the banks of Monghamuka;
boundaries not stated.

Alleged to have been purchased by claimant
in 1835, from the native chiefs Ti Tangi,
Powhakoo, and others.

Consideration: cash £30.

Nature of conveyance: not stated..

No. 40 a. JOHN BAKER, of Monghamuka,
claimant.

1200, One thousand two hundred acres, more
or less, situate on the east side of Monghamuka;
boundaries not stated.

Alleged to have been purchased by claimant
from the native chiefs Na Kini Kini, Le
Waru, and others.

Consideration: cash £12 sterling.

Nature of conveyance: not stated.

No. 40 b. JOHN BAKER, of Monghamuka,
claimant.

1,000, One thousand acres, more or less, si-
tuate on the west side of the river Waima.
Boundaries not stated.

Alleged to have been purchased by claimant
in 1838, from the native chiefs Gregory
Turo, O Eka, and others.